Guild donates quilts to Wilmington Police Department for victims

Tuesday

Nov 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM

The Patrol Division of the Wilmington Police Department received free quilts in time for cold weather.

By Cpl. Kevin A. SmithContributed article

The Patrol Division of the Wilmington Police Department received free quilts in time for cold weather. These quilts will be placed in patrol cruisers in case officers need to use one for a victim, particularly a child.More than 20 lap quilts were donated to the Wilmington Police by members of the local chapter of the American Sewing Guild.The Wilmington area has 45 members with two neighborhood groups that cover all types of sewing. The group meets once a month but hopes to expand.